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The search for survivors grew more desperate, the homeless problem more acute and the death toll rose to more than 16,000 Thursday as rescuers labored to find signs of life amid the rubble of Monday's earthquakes and aftershocks that laid waste to a wide swath of Turkey and Syria. In addition to…

SAN DIEGO—The county Board of Supervisors Feb. 7 unanimously approved the development of a plan to help homeless veterans find a place to live. As proposed by Supervisors Nathan Fletcher and Nora Vargas, the plan could be ready in April and feature input from community groups, government representatives, and people…

Updated February 8, 2023 at 5:40 PM Published February 8, 2023 at 7:16 AM CONCEPCION, Chile - Forest fires that have killed 26 people and left thousands homeless in south-central Chile in the past week threatened new regions Tuesday as temperatures soared. Some 5,600 firefighters, the majority of them volunteers,…

On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: Death toll rises to 5,000 after quake hits Turkey, Syria More than 5,000 people are now dead and more are missing in rubble after a devastating earthquake. Plus, USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page previews President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, Denver has a…

Fire has razed down the girls’ dormitory of the Eremon Senior High School in the Lawra municipality of the Upper West Region. The incident, which occurred last night destroyed properties and rendered over a hundred students homeless. It took personnel of the Ghana National fire service to prevent the fire…

A huge earthquake killed more than 2,400 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing winter weather adding to the plight of the many thousands left injured or homeless and hampering efforts to find survivors. The magnitude 7.8 quake brought down whole apartment blocks in…

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Officials say 10 people have been arrested on suspicion of having set some of the fires. Forest fires have killed 24 people, injured nearly 1,000 and destroyed 800 homes in five days as a blistering heat wave grips south-central Chile, authorities said Sunday. Fueled by strong winds and temperatures exceeding…

Published: 4:37am, 6 Feb, 2023 Updated: 9:00am, 6 Feb, 2023 Read More

With a cold snap sending much of Eastern Canada indoors, advocates at homeless shelters are working tirelessly to get unhoused people indoors as temperatures drop dangerously low. "It's actually been very scary and stressful leading up to what we saw was being forecast in the province," Sheri Lecker, executive director…